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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1924 



Summer Squashes 



Use while young and tender, 

 before the skin hardens 



CULT0KE— About the same as melons. Make the ground very rich. A good sandy loam is best. The squashes are all tender, and the seed 

 should not be planted until warm ■weather. Allow 4x4 feet for the hills of the summer squashes and 8x8 feet-or more for the winter varietlesji 

 Use seed freely, thin out summer varieties 4 plants to a hill; winter varieties 2 to 3 plants to the hill, A packet will sow about 8 hills, an ounceji 

 about 40 hills; o to 4 pounds to the acre. Summer squashes are ready for use in 4-5 to 55 days; winter sorts in 55 to 80 days. V 



^ 652 Mammoth Golden Summer Crookneck j 



Leirgest and Earliest of the Crooknecks | 



^ 628 Earliest White Bush Earliest of A11 Squashes 



The bush or patty pan squashes are earlier than any other summer 

 variety.- The illustration shows the characteristic shape. The skin of 

 this one is white and it is tender when ready for use. It is of dwarf 

 bushy habit, quite hardy and very productive". Matures in 45 days. 

 Packet, lOcents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; 

 pound, S1.35; 3 pounds. So. 75, postpaid. 



631 Early Yellow Bush Colden TeUow, of Good QuaUty 



Similar to the white bush in evers* way, except color and markings. 

 The skin and flesh is of a clear j-ellow. Matures in 45 days. 



Packet, Scents; ounce, 12 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; 

 pound, SI. 25; 5 pounds, 85.75, postpaid. 



One of the best 

 of the summer 

 squashes. It is of 

 dwarf, bushy 

 habit and very 

 productive, m a- 

 ttiring its squash 

 in 45 days. The 

 skin is yellow. 

 Flesh deep golden 

 yellow, dry and of 

 agreeable flavor. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 1.5 cents; quartir jiouiid. -15 cents; 

 pound, SI. 50; 5 pounds, 86.73, postpaid. 



646 Fordhook a Good summer or Winter Vine Sort 



The flesh of this squash is very dry and sweet. It Is one of the best 

 of the late summer varieties and if stored in a warm, dry place, will keep 

 until the following June. The outside color is bright yellow: inside 

 color, straw yellow. Produces an abundant crop of squash in 55 days. 

 The meat is thick and can be used for baking or pies. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents 



pound, SI. 50: 5 pounds, S6.75, postpaid. 

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639 Cocozelle or Italian Vegetable Marrow 



Fine Grained Flesh of Excellent Flavor 

 Fruits large, oblong shaped, dark green at first but as they mattrre 

 become marbled with yellow, and lighter green stripes. Ready fOr 

 the table in 55 days. Fine grained, tender and of excellent flavor. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; 

 pound, SI. 30; 5 pounds, S6.75, postpaid. 



647 Fordhook Bush Perfect for Summer or Winter Use 



A true bush type of Fordhook, that can be grown much more closely. 

 The fruits are rather shorter and thicker than those of the running 

 type, also thicker fleshed. Ready for the table in 55 days. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; qnarter ponnd, 45 cents; 

 pound $1.50; 5 pounds, S6.75, postpaid. 



650 Mixed Squashes ^t^efee lelfo"" 



In this mixture will be found early and late, small, medium and 

 large, whereby any one can have a good supply of delicious squashes 

 which mature in 55 to SO days. Some are good winter keepers. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; pound, 40 cts.; pound, 81.25, postpaid 



Excellent for 

 the Table or Pies 



Fall and Winter Squashes Baked 



Very desirable 

 or Canned 



More people in more places plant the Hubbard Squash than any other 

 sort; that is, it is the American favorite. It out-sells all other varieties 

 in winter In the great Eastern markets. It is an especial favorite in 

 New York and New England, but reaches perfection almost everywhere 

 at the North from ocean to ocean. 



Maule's Improved Hubbard represents the perfection of the type, 

 is the choicest type of Hubbard grown. 



The flesh is of a rich yellow or orange color, and is very fine grained, 

 solid, dry and sweet. The toughness of the dark olive green rind of 

 shell makes the squash a good winter keeper. Ready to pick In 65 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound) 50 cents; pound, $1.75 ; 5 pounds, $7.50, postpaid. 



